Open AccessSuccessful Peripheral Neuromodulation for Phantom Limb Pain
Author(s) -
Cornish Philip,
Wall Cindy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1111/pme.12532
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , neuromodulation , medicine , phantom limb pain , quality of life (healthcare) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , distress , phantom pain , population , phantom limb , psychological distress , peripheral , clinical psychology , amputation , psychiatry , mental health , nursing , central nervous system , environmental health
Setting For decades, the heterogeneity of the amputee population and the complex interaction of biopsychosocial factors have confounded researchers' attempts to develop an effective treatment for phantom limb pain. Therefore, it remains difficult to treat, and affected patients often experience decreased quality of life, increased psychological distress, and poorer health outcomes. Patient In the case study, we report a novel strategy for the peripheral placement of neuromodulation leads for the treatment of phantom limb pain in a patient who subsequently described complete and consistent pain relief independent of significant variations in psychosocial stress.